diff --git a/net/bridge.go b/net/bridge.go
index d36bad11..0cf0e17b 100644
--- a/net/bridge.go
+++ b/net/bridge.go
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ func EnsureBridge(procPath string, config *BridgeConfig, log *logrus.Logger, ips
 			return bridgeType, errors.Wrap(err, "setting proxy_arp")
 		}
 	}
+	// No ipv6 router advertisments please
+	if err := sysctl(procPath, "net/ipv6/conf/"+config.WeaveBridgeName+"/accept_ra", "0"); err != nil {
+		return bridgeType, errors.Wrap(err, "setting accept_ra to 0")
+	}
 
 	if err := linkSetUpByName(config.WeaveBridgeName); err != nil {
 		return bridgeType, err
diff --git a/net/veth.go b/net/veth.go
index a022292f..aa21ff9a 100644
--- a/net/veth.go
+++ b/net/veth.go
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ func CreateAndAttachVeth(procPath, name, peerName, bridgeName string, mtu int, k
 	if err := bridgeType.attach(veth); err != nil {
 		return cleanup("attaching veth %q to %q: %s", name, bridgeName, err)
 	}
+	// No ipv6 router advertisments please
+	if err := sysctl(procPath, "net/ipv6/conf/"+name+"/accept_ra", "0"); err != nil {
+		return cleanup("setting accept_ra to 0: %s", err)
+	}
+	if err := sysctl(procPath, "net/ipv6/conf/"+peerName+"/accept_ra", "0"); err != nil {
+		return cleanup("setting accept_ra to 0: %s", err)
+	}
 	if !bridgeType.IsFastdp() && !keepTXOn {
 		if err := EthtoolTXOff(veth.PeerName); err != nil {
 			return cleanup(`unable to set tx off on %q: %s`, peerName, err)